For a long time, EA games could only be purchased, downloaded, and played digitally via EA Origin (at least on PCs). Eventually, some titles became available on Steam. Now, EA is altogether ...

Origin Is Being Discontinued . Origin is a 32-bit game launcher for Windows released by EA in 2011. The 32-bit architecture was understandable for the time as the relevant version ...

EA is closing down the Origin PC client, and players with software past a certain age will be unable to play their games when it’s gone. EA is telling players on both Microsoft and Apple ...

Electronic Arts is shutting down its games client Origin for good on April 17. The publisher has announced this on a support page. Users of Origin should switch to the EA app, it says. Origin was ...

After 14 years, EA will retire its controversial Origin game distribution app for Windows, the company announced. Origin will stop working on April 17, 2025. Folks still using it will be directed ...

The EA App is as clunky and frustrating as Origin ever was, a completely unnecessary obstacle between you and just double-clicking the icon for the game you want to play, but when you want to play ...

EA Origin will shut down on April 17, 2025, as a result of Microsoft no longer supporting 32-bit software. Players that use Origin will need to download and install the EA app, available from EA's ...